Infertility and Depression: Male Secondary Infertility and Depression
Infertility and Depression
- Infertility and depression are closely linked with each other. With the sad news of infertility, all hopes of ever having a family are ruthlessly thrown to the side. As some couples may say, it is like finding the end of the rainbow but without its pot of gold.
- Making infertility even more depressing is the fact that there are no signs for its coming. As a result, whenever it is confirmed, couples dreams are thrown back at their faces.
- If infertility is bad enough for those who experienced only secondary infertility, imagine the mental anguish it causes to those who were not given the gift of a baby at all.
While depression normally follows infertility, it is wrong to think of depression arising from infertility as any ordinary depression.
Male Infertility and Depression
- Medical experts aren’t so sure if it is due to machismo, but males seem good at hiding depression resulting from their infertility. In fact, many are of the thought that male infertility and depression will never coexist. This is not the case because just like women, men are also affected by infertility issues.
- The burden of males on the issue of infertility is at times even greater than what women face.
This is because most males see it as their responsibility to provide the seed for the baby; as such, any failure on their part is bound to be taken personally and deeply. - The issue of males with secondary infertility and depression is an even more complex issue to handle. In some cases, counseling is needed.
